Dresses Collection (page 20)

Little girls dancing in a row
A line of little girls in party dresses dance in unison. Date: 1901

Poster design, Spain, Seville Festival, with two couples on horseback. Date: circa 1950

Advertisement for Selfridges in the Sketch
Black and white half page advertisement for Nursery Rhyme fancy dress characters in the Juvenile Fancy Dress Department at Selfridges

Advert for Jays jersey knitwear for women 1937
Selection of jersey knitwear for women, including lace wool jumper with collar and jabot, smart twin set and knitted dress with long and contrasting cardigan and sash. Date: 1937

Fashions for schoolroom and nursery 1929
Young children wearing clothing for their schoolroom and nursery, girls holding hands wearing attractive dresses and a boy wearing his double breasted coat and matching cap holding his sailing boat

Costume August 1886
Hand-coloured page of the latest Paris fashion of 1886. 1886

Womens seaside clothing 1886
Three women at the seaside. 1886

Womens ball dresses 1886
Elegant dresses to goto to the ball. 1886

Advert for Jays ready-wear evening dresses 1937
Models wearing full-length sweetheart chiffon evening gowns, with shoulder-straps. Date: 1937

Model wearing a floral maternity evening gown 1937
Model wearing a full length draped floral maternity evening gown, lightly shirred across the bust with three hand-run tucks down either side which can be let out inch by inch

Court gown by Elspeth Phelps
Lady Eileen Orde, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of Captain Cuthbert Julian Orde, WW1 pilot

Lillah McCarthy in Elspeth Phelps -Nymphs of Forest tableau
Actress Lillah McCarthy pictured in a dress designed by Elspeth Phelps for the Nymphs of the Forest tableau performed at the Petticoat Lane Fair at the Albert Hall in 1917

Lovely gown worns at the Paquin Phelps soiree dansante
A selection of gowns showcased at the Paquin Phelps soiree dansante held in March 1923 to celebrate the amalgamation of the British fashion house of Elspeth Phelps with Paquin of Paris

Mrs Morrison-Bell as Oak for Nymphs of Forest tableau
Mrs Morrison-Bell pictured wearing a gown designed by Elspeth Phelps for the Nymphs of the Forest tableau featuring a number of society women

Evening dress by Elspeth Phelps
A dress by Elspeth Phelps - two shawls adapted and tied with a jade green ribbon at the waist. Date: 1920

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove spring cruises frock 1937
Model wearing embroidered linen belted dress with patch pockets and piped bodies, suitable for sport and cruising. Date: 1937

Advert for for Marshall and Snelgrove spring dresses 1937
Models wearing early spring full length floral print dresses. Date: 1937

Model wearing spring clothing 1937
Model wearing clothing available from Debenham and Freebody. The black marocain suit on the left consists of a belted dress and trimmed silver fox cape

After the dance 1907
Woman wearing a elegant white off shoulder evening dress with white long gloves. 1907

The Bride
Young bride wearing a loose fitted dress with trail and long veil. Date: 1905

Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates Dress-making
Inmates of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory at work making dresses. Date: 1908

Fashions for children 1904
Edwardian children wearing winter garments. Date: 1904

Womens Edwardian skirt with belt 1907
Edwardian women wearing tailored-made simple skirts with high necked embroidered blouses with deep collar and cuffs. Date: 1907

Society dresses 1907
Society dresses designed by Redfern, showing the newest styles for the forthcoming autumn season. (left) Shows a charming dinner gown, of white silk tulle over a soft shade of vieux rose

Fay Davis (1873 - 1945), American stage actress Date: 1899

Aristocratic ladies, circa 1770
- Ha! Le joli petit chien! One lady turns from her embroidery to admire the little lapdog carried by her visitor. Date: circa 1770

Hunting clothing 1907
Woman wearing a costume for the moors in Harris Tweed and brown cloth. 1907

Parisian woman wearing picture hat 1907
Parisian woman wearing a simple white narrow striped zephyr with black and white spots. The trimming of the frock is by Bourniche

Advert for Peter Robinson mourning dress 1887
Peter Robinson mourning warehouse, in Regent Street, London. Black materials by the yard and new makes of BLACK SILKS are marvellously cheap and strongly recommened for good wear. 1887

Garden-party frock 1910
French model wearing a laced frock with a plumed hat. Date: 1910

Fashionable clothing 1910
French women wearing fashionable outdoor wear. 1910

Evening gown 1912
Woman wearing an elegant sulphur-yellow charmeuse and lace softened with black tulle worn over a pair of Larona corsets. 1912

My Ladys Dress by Edward Knoblauch
Promotional postcard for My Ladys Dress by Edward Knoblauch. First produced at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914. Artist: W. S. Lakeman

Holiday clothing 1933
Models wearing summer fashion for their holidays. 1933

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens clothing 1933
Model wearing smart wraparound checked belted frock and lightweight three quarter length coat. 1933

Advert for Debenham & Freebody ascot gown 1933
Lovely sleeveless gown in Chanel lace and the new Cire satin. 1933

Advert for Debenham & Freebody tea gown 1933
Charming tea gown of floral chiffon in artistic designs and colours, moulded hip line and softly flowing skirt, completed with coatee with flowing cape sleeeves 1933

Advertisement, Mrs Samuel May, Costumier to the Royal Family, Bow Street, London. 1883

Debenham and Freebody advert, gowns for the Season
Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody highlighting their Model Collection of evening gowns for the Season of 1937. The example shown is in parchment satin richly embroidered with iridescent

The 1958 Season - Dresses for Dancing into the Dawn
Two suggestions for dance dresses for debutantes for the 1958 Season, the last year in which debs were presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace

Womens clothing 1886
Women wearing white frocks, garden parties, outdoor fetes, weddings, corsets. Date: 1886

Advert for Debenham & Freebody girls frocks 1937
Two lovely summer dresses for girls. Date: 1937

Advert for Jays frocks 1937
Models wearing long dresess and picture hats, frock on the left, finely pintucked chiffon with fluted hem with diamante buttons, woman on right wearing floral crepe-de-chine evening gown. Date: 1937

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove lace dinner gown 1937
Charming lace dinner gown with fly-away shoulder epaulettes in stiff net. Date: 1937

Advert for Barri daytime dresses 1937
Two women wearing lunch dresses made from crepe print. Date: 1937

McCalls dress patterns
Linen or cotton dresses by McCall.Date: 1938

Martial and Armand wedding gown 1912
Wedding gown by Martial and Armand of parchment-tinted crepe meterore enriched with embroidered mousseline de soie. Date: 1912

Showrooms for Jays fashion department 1933
Interior of Jays fashion showrooms, photograph showing women modelling the latest fashionable clothing. Date: 1933

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